New York City · La Fête du Champagne
New York City Grand Tasting
One of the weekend’s must-attend events, La Fête’s Grand Tasting will offer guests a selection of wines from each participating producer, totaling over 100 different Champagnes, accompanied by a selection of small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors. This is an unparalleled opportunity to meet the dozens of attending winemakers from Champagne’s top houses and grower estates, whose presence in one location is an extraordinary event and essentially unique to La Fête.
A walk-around tasting built around Champagne
New York City Grand Tasting is La Fête du Champagne’s large-format tasting in New York City, centered on wines from each participating producer. The program totals over 100 different Champagnes and pairs the tasting with small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors.
Named pours from houses and grower estates
The tasting includes specific pours from participating producers, including Bérêche & Fils Brut Réserve NV, Le Cran Grand Cru 2018, Aÿ Grand Cru 2018, and UNE Champagne 2016; A. Bergère Solera NV, Les Peignottes 2019, Les Clos 2019, and Grand Cru NV; Billecart-Salmon Le Blanc de Blancs, Louis Salmon 2013, Le Rosé, and Elisabeth Salmon 2013; and Bollinger Special Cuvée NV, PNAYC21, PNVZ19, and La Grande Année 2018. Exact wines and vintages are subject to change.
Winemakers and representatives in the room
A major part of the format is access to dozens of attending winemakers in one place. Named participants include Raphaël Bérêche, Rodolphe Péters, Adrien Bergère, Aurélien Gerbais, Aurélien Laherte, Sacha Geoffroy, Jean-Marc Sélèque, Frédéric Savart, Mélanie Tarlant, Éric Rodez, Laurent Champs, Arthur Larmandier, Mathilde Margaine, Alexandre Chartogne, and Émilien Boutillat, alongside owner and representative roles such as Mathieu Roland-Billecart, Olivier Krug, Alexis Blondel, and Bastien Collard de Billy.
Pier Sixty and ticket details
The Grand Tasting is listed at Pier Sixty in Chelsea Piers, New York City. The published price is $475 + tax in USD.
The listed producer mix and the food pairing make this a structured tasting rather than a single-house pour. The official page also notes that displayed ticket prices include all fees and added taxes.
Frequently asked questions
What is being poured at the tasting?
Wines from each participating producer are included, totaling over 100 different Champagnes. The listed lineup includes Bérêche & Fils, A. Bergère, Billecart-Salmon, and Bollinger, with exact wines and vintages subject to change.
Is food part of the event?
Yes. The Champagne selection is accompanied by small plates from notable restaurants and purveyors.
Who organizes it?
La Fête du Champagne organizes the event.
Where is it held?
The Grand Tasting is listed at Pier Sixty, Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, New York, NY 10011.
Hosts & guests
Raphaël Bérêche
Winemaker · Bérêche et Fils
Adrien Bergère
Winemaker · Champagne A. Bergère
Mathieu Roland-Billecart
Seventh-generation family member · Billecart-Salmon
Cyril Delarue
Global Sales Director · Bollinger
Rita Jammet
Co-owner · La Caravelle Champagne
Alexandre Chartogne
Winemaker · Chartogne-Taillet
Cristian Rimoldi
Export Director · Champagne Salon
Maxime Hennique
Producer representative · Dom Pérignon
Hugo Drappier
Eighth-generation family member · Drappier
Alexis Blondel
Producer representative · Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Sacha Geoffroy
Winemaker · Champagne Geoffroy
Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy
Winemaker · Champagne Geoffroy
Aurélien Gerbais
Winemaker · Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Tanya Pringsheim-Evans
Producer representative · Henriot
Jean Garandeau
Managing Director · Jacquesson
Olivier Krug
Sixth-generation family director · Krug
Aurélien Laherte
Winemaker · Laherte Frères
Alexandre Lamblot
Winemaker · Champagne A. Lamblot
Hervé Dantan
Cellar Master · Lanson
Arthur Larmandier
Winemaker · Larmandier-Bernier
Edouard Cossy
Global Director of Grand Siècle · Laurent-Perrier
Frédéric Zeimett
General Manager · Champagne Leclerc Briant
Mathilde Margaine
Winemaker · A. Margaine
Dominique Moreau
Founder and Winemaker · Champagne Marie-Courtin
Rose Piollot
Champagne Piollot · Champagne Marie-Courtin
Benoît Gouez
Cellar Master · Moët & Chandon
Antoine Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Quentin Paillard
Winemaker · Pierre Paillard
Benjamin Fourmon
Sixth-generation owner · Champagne Joseph Perrier
Jean-Rémi Barbier
Business Development Manager · Champagne Louis Roederer
Rodolphe Péters
Winemaker · Pierre Peters
Charles Philipponnat
President and CEO · Champagne Philipponnat
François Philipponnat
Export Manager · Champagne Philipponnat
Émilien Boutillat
Chief Winemaker · Piper-Heidsieck
Marie-Noura Aazizou
Business Development Manager · Rare Champagne
Bastien Collard de Billy
Sixth-generation family member · Pol Roger
Éric Rodez
Winemaker · Champagne Éric Rodez
Frédéric Savart
Winemaker · Champagne Savart
Jean-Marc Sélèque
Winemaker · Champagne Jean-Marc Sélèque
Mélanie Tarlant
Winemaker · Champagne Tarlant
Laurent Champs
Winemaker · Vilmart & Cie
Thomas Champs
Winemaker · Vilmart & Cie
Featured venues & producers
Pier Sixty
New York City
A. Margaine
Villers-Marmery
Ayala
Aÿ
Bérêche et Fils
Ludes
Billecart-Salmon
Aÿ
Bollinger
Aÿ
Champagne A. Bergère
Épernay
Champagne A. Lamblot
Janvry
Champagne Éric Rodez
Ambonnay
Champagne Fleur de Miraval
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Champagne Geoffroy
Aÿ
Champagne Jean-Marc Sélèque
Pierry
Champagne Joseph Perrier
Châlons-en-Champagne
Champagne Leclerc Briant
Épernay
Champagne Louis Roederer
Reims Cedex France
Champagne Marie-Courtin
Polisot
Champagne Philipponnat
Aÿ-Champagne
Champagne Pierre Gerbais
Celles-sur-Ource
Champagne Salon
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Champagne Savart
Ecueil
Champagne Tarlant
Oeuilly Epernay
Chartogne-Taillet
Merfy
Delamotte
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Dom Pérignon
Hautvillers
Drappier
Urville
Famille Moussé
Cuisles
Henriot
Reims
Jacquesson
Dizy
Krug
Reims
La Caravelle
Trou Aux Biches
La Caravelle Champagne
Épernay
Laherte Frères
Blancs-Coteaux
Lanson
Reims
Larmandier-Bernier
Vertus
Laurent-Perrier
Tours-sur-Marne
Louis Roederer
Reims
Moët & Chandon
Épernay
Pierre Paillard
Bouzy
Pierre Peters
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Piper-Heidsieck
Reims
Pol Roger
Épernay
Rare Champagne
Reims
Vilmart & Cie
Rilly-la-Montagne